Murder charge after man found dead at stone circle summer solstice event in Peak District
A man has been charged with murder after a 26-year-old died during a summer solstice event at a Bronze Age stone circle.
Isaac Clare-Watts, from Nottingham, was found at the Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees, in the Peak District in Derbyshire, at around 1.38pm on Monday.
Derbyshire Police said Szymon Babynko, 23, a Polish national, of Commonwealth Way, London, was arrested on Thursday and has now been charged with murder.
He has also been charged with attempted murder in relation to an incident in Hady Lane, Chesterfield, on Thursday (Jun 25).
The force added that Babynko has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Derby Magistrates’ Court today (Jun 29).
According to English Heritage, Nine Ladies Stone Circle is a small early Bronze Age stone circle “traditionally believed to depict nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday”.